1. Identifying a Programme
During ’Identifying a Programme’ the Programme Mandate is agreed by the stakeholders and developed into a more comprehensive document outlining the programme’s purpose.
2. Defining a Programme
The detailed planning for the programme is undertaken during ‘Defining the Programme’. Once the Sponsoring Group refine and approve the Vision Statement, the Programme Board and supporting subject matter experts undertake a number of activities which culminate in the development of a Programme Plan (normally part of the larger and more comprehensive Programme Definition Documentation) and the Programme's Business Case.
To enable the development of a robust Business Case the process must first consider:
• The Blueprint - to understand what capability is required
• The Projects Dossier - to enable the estimating of costs, duration and benefits associated with the programme
• Validation of Benefits - resulting from the analysis of the benefits and modeling to achieve the optimum result
• Governance requirements